Cybersecurity Jobs in Scotland

Cybersecurity
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Cybersecurity skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cybersecurity over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 83 26
Rank change year-on-year +45 -57 +17
Permanent jobs citing Cybersecurity 193 318 428
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 6.50% 4.74% 9.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.00% 5.13% 9.73%
Number of salaries quoted 158 141 149
10th Percentile £25,313 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile - £42,500 £45,512
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -7.60% -0.79%
75th Percentile £54,440 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,125 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -11.54% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Cybersecurity falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,758 6,204 4,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.89% 92.46% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,356 2,420 2,209
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £40,375 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,471 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £63,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,958 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Cybersecurity as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity in Scotland.

Salary trend for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cybersecurity in Scotland

Cybersecurity
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh -9 58 £48,507 -18.51% 37
South Ayrshire - 25 £47,683 -
Fife +13 24 £47,683 -20.53%
Moray - 24 £47,683 -
East Ayrshire - 23 £47,683 -
Glasgow +68 17 £75,000 +25.00% 48
Perth and Kinross - 5 £33,000 -
Aberdeen +16 4 - - 22
Renfrewshire - 4 £45,000 - 24
Argyll and Bute +9 2 £66,250 - 1
Lanarkshire -11 1 £56,500 +25.56% 9
Perthshire - 1 £50,000 -
Cybersecurity
UK

Cybersecurity
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (5.70%) Umbraco
2 7 (3.63%) SharePoint
3 6 (3.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (1.04%) SharePoint Server
Business Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.52%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 25 (12.95%) Azure
2 14 (7.25%) GCP
3 8 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (2.07%) Azure Sentinel
4 4 (2.07%) IaaS
5 3 (1.55%) AWS
5 3 (1.55%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.55%) PaaS
6 2 (1.04%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (1.04%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.52%) Azure AKS
7 1 (0.52%) OpenShift
7 1 (0.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (5.18%) Network Security
2 7 (3.63%) DHCP
2 7 (3.63%) DNS
2 7 (3.63%) Firewall
3 5 (2.59%) DKIM
3 5 (2.59%) DMARC
3 5 (2.59%) VPN
3 5 (2.59%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.52%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.70%) BigQuery
2 2 (1.04%) Power BI
3 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.52%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.52%) Metasploit
General
1 97 (50.26%) Presentation Skills
2 42 (21.76%) Finance
3 34 (17.62%) Banking
4 19 (9.84%) Social Skills
5 8 (4.15%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.07%) Legal
6 4 (2.07%) Telecoms
7 3 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.04%) Military
9 1 (0.52%) Advertising
9 1 (0.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 96 (49.74%) Systems Engineer
2 20 (10.36%) Lead
3 19 (9.84%) Analyst
4 15 (7.77%) Architect
5 13 (6.74%) Solutions Architect
6 11 (5.70%) Lead Architect
6 11 (5.70%) Lead Solutions Architect
7 9 (4.66%) Security Analyst
7 9 (4.66%) Senior
8 6 (3.11%) Cybersecurity Analyst
9 5 (2.59%) Auditor
9 5 (2.59%) Help Desk Team Lead
9 5 (2.59%) Principal Engineer
9 5 (2.59%) Security Manager
9 5 (2.59%) Senior Auditor
9 5 (2.59%) Team Leader
9 5 (2.59%) Technologist
10 4 (2.07%) Information Manager
10 4 (2.07%) Information Security Manager
10 4 (2.07%) Principal Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.22%) OAuth
1 12 (6.22%) OpenID
1 12 (6.22%) React
1 12 (6.22%) SAML
1 12 (6.22%) Software Packaging
2 11 (5.70%) Ajax
2 11 (5.70%) CSS
2 11 (5.70%) jQuery
3 3 (1.55%) Middleware
4 1 (0.52%) AngularJS
4 1 (0.52%) LDAP
4 1 (0.52%) OAuth2
4 1 (0.52%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.15%) Management Information System
2 7 (3.63%) Operational Technology
2 7 (3.63%) Renewable Energy
3 6 (3.11%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (2.59%) Linux Command Line
4 5 (2.59%) SCADA
4 5 (2.59%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.07%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (2.07%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.55%) Hackathon
6 3 (1.55%) Learning Management System
6 3 (1.55%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.04%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.52%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (8.81%) Windows
2 10 (5.18%) Linux
3 5 (2.59%) Unix
3 5 (2.59%) VMS
4 3 (1.55%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.55%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (1.04%) Solaris
5 2 (1.04%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.04%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.52%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (51.81%) Agile
2 96 (49.74%) MODAF
2 96 (49.74%) SysML
2 96 (49.74%) Systems Engineering
2 96 (49.74%) UML
3 27 (13.99%) Risk Management
4 20 (10.36%) Artificial Intelligence
4 20 (10.36%) Fintech
5 19 (9.84%) Information Security
5 19 (9.84%) Line Management
5 19 (9.84%) Mathematics
5 19 (9.84%) Software Engineering
6 15 (7.77%) Analytics
6 15 (7.77%) Data Analytics
7 14 (7.25%) Incident Response
7 14 (7.25%) Security Operations
8 13 (6.74%) Stakeholder Management
8 13 (6.74%) Vulnerability Management
9 12 (6.22%) Risk Assessment
9 12 (6.22%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 96 (49.74%) MATLAB
2 15 (7.77%) JavaScript
3 7 (3.63%) Kusto Query Language
3 7 (3.63%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.59%) Python
5 4 (2.07%) C
5 4 (2.07%) C++
5 4 (2.07%) Java
5 4 (2.07%) Objective-C
6 3 (1.55%) C#
6 3 (1.55%) Kotlin
7 2 (1.04%) SQL
8 1 (0.52%) Bash
8 1 (0.52%) Groovy
8 1 (0.52%) Perl
8 1 (0.52%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.52%) VBA
Qualifications
1 119 (61.66%) Degree
2 96 (49.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (4.15%) SC Cleared
3 8 (4.15%) Security Cleared
4 7 (3.63%) CISM
4 7 (3.63%) CISSP
4 7 (3.63%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.07%) CRISC
6 3 (1.55%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.55%) PhD
7 2 (1.04%) CEH
7 2 (1.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.52%) GIAC
8 1 (0.52%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.77%) NIST
2 8 (4.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.07%) COBIT
3 4 (2.07%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (2.07%) GRC
4 3 (1.55%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.55%) GDPR
4 3 (1.55%) NIST 800
4 3 (1.55%) SOC 2
5 2 (1.04%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (1.04%) ITGC
5 2 (1.04%) NCSC
6 1 (0.52%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.52%) QA
System Software
1 7 (3.63%) Hyper-V
2 5 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.55%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.52%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 11 (5.70%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (3.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.52%) Ansible
3 1 (0.52%) Nessus
3 1 (0.52%) Nmap
Vendors
1 23 (11.92%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.11%) VMware
3 5 (2.59%) Apple
4 4 (2.07%) ArcSight
5 3 (1.55%) Google
5 3 (1.55%) IBM
6 2 (1.04%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.52%) ForgeRock
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle
7 1 (0.52%) Ping Identity
7 1 (0.52%) Veritas